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Daemon toolsDaemon Tools; a virtual cd/dvd-drive
Daemon Tools is software that simulates a cd/dvd drive. A virtual drive offers more advantages, because you don't have to look for that particular cd or dvd. Also access to data on your hard disk is quicker than when it's on cd/dvd. Daemon Tools handles most copy protections. You can load images (like iso, cue, bin, ccd and nrg) from your own cd's and dvd's, but also download them from the internet. BurnAwareBurnAware
BurnAware is an excellent allround burn program that burns data on Blue-rays and HD-DVDs.

BurnAware is slightly ahead of it's time. Although there are already players for Blue-rays and HD-DVDs, these are still relatively expensive. Because at the moment no one knows, which of these technologies will prevail, the free allround burning software BurnAware simply supports both.
Enjoymymedia TransmitterEnjoyMyMedia Transmitter

EnjoyMyMedia offers a free personal broadcasting system that is the safest, simplest way to share your life and stay regularly connected to your friends and family.

Private Netcasting™ broadcasts your personal multimedia—photos, videos, audios, docs, any file—over the Internet in live, private channels to your friends & family. You simply save files; they (and only they) just click links. Finally take all those unshared pictures and videos collecting virtual dust on your hard drive and all of your little Einstein’s art, awards & accomplishments on your refrigerator door, and safely and simply share them with your friends and family for free.

Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic
The German Testlaboratory Av-Test has recently tested 29 virus scanners. In the top 3 free Antivir ended up on the third place with a recognition score of 99.42%. This free programme (for non-commercial use at home) of German produce has as a small disadvantage that it lacks an e-mail scanner. However, infected files are placed in quarantaine and you will receive a warning when trying to open them. There is also a version for Windows Vista. Comodo firewallComodo Firewall
For many years now ZoneAlarm Free is known as the best for free available firewall. This might change with the appearance of Comodo firewall. Several leaktests proof this programme stops all kinds of hacking attempts. The programme recognises more than 10,000 programmes as safely, dangerous, Spyware or Adware. It monitors processes at several levels. When first started the programme starts up in the ' learning starts mode ' and you must pay attention as a user if you want to give authorisation to starting up several applications. All applications and the behaviour of underlying or involved components are watched. The firewall is provided for free with a lifelong license by the American Comodo Group. The supplier claims to do this to attract attention to its (other) safety products. They also offer for free products such as an anti-virus scanner, anti-spam tool and backup programme. YouripperYouripper
It is nice to watch videos on Youtube, Myspace, Google video, Daily Motion and Guba. Still more fun it is to store and archive the videos on your PC. That is exactly what YouRipper does. Moreover it offers you the possibility of subscribing on Rss-feeds and to listen to streams from Shoutcast Frog leap
Test your IQ by getting both groups of frogs to the other side. By clicking on a frog you can make it jump over another frog. But you can jump just over one frog at a time. Good luck!
Pointofix
Pointofix is a handy little programme for people who give many presentations. With Pointofix you can 'draw' in each programme you use. Be it Word, a web page or another application. The made images you can store as png, bmp or jpg file which you can copy into your presentation!
Safing Energy with Local Cooling
We all know that saving energy is both useful and necessary. Worldwide computers and traditional CRT monitors are using much current. Everyone can contribute to energy saving with installing Local Cooling. Energy management is an integrated function in Windows, but Local Cooling makes it easier. Nice extra is that your savings are expressed not only in Watt, but also in trees and litres of gasoline.
Irfanview
Irfanview just got a major update from version 3.99 to 4.0. Most important adaptations of this multi-purpose picture administrator: improved Windows Vista compatibility, using Directshow to show AVI's and automatic correction of colours in several photograpsh at once. The plugins for version 4.0 are available here. Though Irfanview does not contain adware, pay attention on install to the check sign for installing the Google tool bar. Turn if off if you do not want to install this.
Treasure frogmanTreasure frogman
A nice game for the whole family. The main character is a guinea-pig in a dive suit which ends up in a deapsee world that is inhabited by funny, but dangerous monsters.
Daemon toolsDaemon Tools; a virtual cd/dvd-drive
Daemon tools is a programme that simulates a cd/dvd-drive so it looks you have to deal with a cd or dvd. A virtual drive offers advantages because you do not have to search for cd's each time you need them and data on a harddisk can be accessed much faster than on a cd. Daemon tools can deal with most copyright protection technologies. You can load images (as iso, cue, bin, ccd and nrg) of your own cd's and dvd's, but also ones you obtained from Internet. At install just pay attention to the check sign if you do not want to install the Google tool bar and desktop.
Speedbit Video Accelerator for YoutubeSpeedbit Video Accelerator for Youtube
Everyone watches from time to time a video on Youtube. Most of the time you will notice the video plays rightaway, but it will get stuck at a given moment. The download speed in this case is not in parallel progress with the playing speed. Speedbit works just like a download booster. It downloads the Youtube video through parallel canals. Although Speedbit contains no Adware, just pay attention at install. You will receive an invitation to install the Ask.com toolbar in your browser. If you don't want that to happen, disable the check sign. BeatballBeatball
Beatball I remember from the times of the ZX Spectrum minicomputer. It was called The Wall. The goal is to beat stones from the wall with a small plank and ball. In the meantime all kinds of powerups are falling down for unexpected impact. Addictive! ClicksterClickster
You can search for MP3's using P2P networks like Limewire or Bearshare or by visiting a website like www.g2p.org, but now you can use a little nifty programme called Clickster. After installation it searches, plays and downloads MP'3 from the internet. Clickster only ever downloads audio mp3 files and so, there is no chance of accidently downloading an infected exe, wma file or unacceptable images. Safe too because, with Clickster you DO NOT SHARE FILES with other users. With ISP's and networks now being actively 'encouraged' by the Recording Industry to shutdown P2P and Bit Torrent traffic, or at least exercise ever increasing control, Clickster provides users with a safe, comprehensive alternative. TreeSize FreeTreeSize Free V2.0
Every harddisk becomes too small if you use it long enough. TreeSize Free shows you where all the space has gone. You can start it up by selecting a folder in the Explorer and then Right click for the menu. You see the size of the folder and possible subfolders reflected. You can fold in and foldout the folders just like in the Explorer. TreeSize Free is freeware for Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista. Send to GmailSend to Gmail
For the owners of a Gmail account a handy option. After the installation you get an extra option in the Explorer menu when you rightclick on a file, namely "Send to Gmail". This a convenient way to backup files (maximum 10 MB) online. By loggin in to your Gmail account you can retreive the file from your Inbox.

StickiesStickies
Stickies is a PC utility to cut down on the number of Post-It® notes that you're leaving stuck on your monitor. It is a computerised version of those notes. The program is small and simple. Stickies will not mess with your system files, or write to the registry. Stickies stores all information in a single text-based ini file. Stickies are yellow rectangular windows onto which you can put some text notes. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away. Just like a real sticky piece of paper.

Site InspectorSite Inspector
You have worked hard on your website and in Internet Explorer it looks fine, but in Firefox it doesn't. With Site Inspector you can easily switch between IE and Mozilla browsers. But especially the online tools are very handy for webmasters. You can check links, CSS stylesheets and HTML and a lot more.

Civil NetizenCivil Netizen
You want to send big files to your little brother, but that doesn't allways succeed with email, ftp and different messengers will also cause problems. Civil Netizen is a software programm that solves this. When both parties (sender-receiver) have installed Civil Netizen you can place folders or files by "drag and drop" into the "send parcel" window. Files are encrypted and zipped. The receiver gets a hyperlink by email to download the files. Civil Netizen also works on the local network and handles routers/firewalls correctly. Only proxyservers at the office can cause trouble.

MP3RocketMP3Rocket
MP3 Rocket is p2p software for music, mp3, movies, software and game downloads and uses the Gnutella network. The latest version has the possibility to preview files during download and filters unwanted content and virusses.

SketchUpSketchUp
Google now offers free drawing software SketchUp after they've taken over @Last Software. The SketchUp program is only free for those who use it at home. Business users will have to buy the paid version of SketchUp, but in return they also will receive more functionalities.

PowerdrawPowerdraw
Looking for a powerful 2D vector-drawing program that also supports macros, plugins, import of AutoCAD DXF, exporting to WMF, BMP and DXF, infinite undo possibility, working with layers and much more? Then Powerdraw probably suits your interest.

PixiePixie
Pixie is an easy, fast and small tool to specify colors. Place the cursor on a color and Pixie tells you the hex, RGB, HTML, CMYK en HSV values of that color.

CubicExplorerCubicExplorer
The Windows Explorer is limited in its options. That's why there are several replacements that can do more and are handled more easily. Now there's a new one called CubicExplorer. What we like about it is that it works like a browser with Favorites and tabs.

Task CoachTask Coach
Never forget anything anymore? Then use Task Coach. It can handle complex tasks and makes to-do lists.

Paint.NETPaint.NET
Paint comes free with Windows and cannot be seen as full working photo editing software. With Paint.NET things have changed. A couple of students together with Microsoft developed Paint.NET in Microsoft's .NET surroundings. Paint.NET offers all possible drawing tools and combines this with advanced possibilities for editing images. It can work with layers and effects like 3D rotation, noise and radial blur. EverNoteEvernote Basic
With the free EverNote Basic you can easily save memos, webpages, emails, phone messages, adresses, passwords, brainstorms, sketches, documents and so on and find it back real quick. The paid version also has handwriting recognition.

ExtractNowExtractNow
ExtractNow is a useful freeware application that unzips almost every commonly used compromised file. Think about zip, rar, iso, bin, ima, IMZ, 7Z, ace, jar, gz, lzh, lha and sit. If you're not familiar with sit you're probably a Windows user. Mac users however will know the format.

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